Data Sales Co. Case Studies

Technology Leasing

Situation

FastServers, a company that provides customized high end dedicated hosting solutions to organizations around the world, was experiencing rapid growth and needed a leasing solution to meet its technology capital expenditure requirements.

Solution

Data Sales Co. provided a multimillion-dollar lease facility to FastServers, allowing the company to execute on its operating and financial business plan, secure new customers, and preserve company ownership by growing the business without an equity investor.

Results

FastServers was eventually sold to LayeredTech, a leading global provider of managed dedicated hosting, on-demand grid/virtualization computing and Web services. LayeredTech continues to use Data Sales Co. for its Technology Leasing requirements.

Situation

Polaris Industries, a manufacturing company with more than 3,000 employees and $1.9 billion in annual revenues, needed to update its entire fleet of PCs and laptops. But the company was experiencing problems with its captive leasing company that included inaccurate order entry, incorrect invoicing timing and accuracy, and multiple lease returns.

Solution

Data Sales Co. provided Polaris with a Full Service Lease solution for more than 1,500 assets. The lease included complete documentation, customized invoicing, a competitive lease rate, flexible end-of-lease options and ease of equipment return — all through a single point of contact.

Results

This custom solution met all of the company's performance and technology needs, and allowed Polaris to reduce its role in managing the lease and focus on its core business.

Results

Business Technology Services

Situation

Recently a Fortune 100 corporation with data centers located in Minneapolis was consolidating its operation to another state. They needed a company to assist with the de-installation and removal/disposal of several floors of data center equipment all within a specific time frame.

Solution

Data Sales dispatched the technical, logistic and transportation support services needed to handle all onsite requirements, plus the purchase and/or disposal of over 3 semi truck loads of IT equipment.

Results

Result was turn-key solution provided by a single company in a timely and cost effective manner.